Vintage 1966 Wire Photograph - Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris continue their assault on Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record

With back-to-back homers in the top of the first at Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris continue their assault on Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. The game’s decisive hit, however, is a pinch-hit grand slam by Johnny Blanchard with two-out in the ninth-inning which propels the Bronx Bombers past the Red Sox, 11-8.

With each team stranding 15 baserunners, theĀ AngelsĀ andĀ SenatorsĀ tie the major-league record for runnersĀ left on baseĀ by two clubs in a 9-inning game. Los Angeles wins, 16 – 5.

With each team stranding 15 baserunners, theĀ AngelsĀ andĀ SenatorsĀ tie the major-league record for runnersĀ left on baseĀ by two clubs in a 9-inning game. Los Angeles wins, 16 – 5.